hereditariedade

/e.ɾɨ.di.tɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈda.dɨ/

//e.ɾɨ.di.tɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈda.dɨ// noun

The verdict

“hereditariedade” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,546 among 409 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,546
frequency rank, Portuguese
409
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade de hereditário

Corpus desk

Index PT-hereditariedade · hereditariedade · Portuguese

hereditariedade · rank #50,546 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,546
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 409
  • PHOTO-FINISH gives

Nearest frequency peer: gives (-15 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “hereditariedade”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “hereditariedade” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hereditariedade
PropertyValue
Headwordhereditariedade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/e.ɾɨ.di.tɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters15
Frequency rank#50,546
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “hereditariedade” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).hereditariedadecai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “gives” (#50,531), “impulsividade” (#50,561), “Giacomo” (#50,530). Entre 409 lemas com “H”, “hereditariedade” fica em #50,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hereditariedade is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,546 among 409 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /e.ɾɨ.di.tɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈda.dɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

hereditariedade doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is hereditariedade, spelled H-E-R-E-D-I-T-A-R-I-E-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade de hereditário
  2. 2
    sucessão
  3. 3
    conjunto de processos biológicos que asseguram que cada ser vivo receba e transmita informações genéticas através da reprodução

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hereditariedade"?
"hereditariedade" is spelled H-E-R-E-D-I-T-A-R-I-E-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /e.ɾɨ.di.tɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "hereditariedade" mean?
As a noun, "hereditariedade" means: qualidade de hereditário
How do you pronounce "hereditariedade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hereditariedade" is /e.ɾɨ.di.tɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hereditariedade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list